Events

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) announced the new 2014 World Championship Tour (WCT) lineup yesterday, revealing three new stops for the women.Â The 2014 women’s tour includes 9 stops, unveiling new events at Trestles, Hossegor and Fiji, which coincide with the men’s contests. More »

This four-day event will span the NY area, from NYC to Rockaway, toÂ Long Beach, and Montauk. The Film Festival is a Â profit-sharing surf film festival for independent filmmakers. Â Profits from screenings will be shared with each filmmaker, allowing Â an opportunity for directors and producers to help recoup the costs for their hard work on each film. More »

SMASH Productions LLC is stoked to announce that SMASH FEST 1 will play host to the world premiere of the New York surfing epic, â€˜A Hundred Miles to the End,â€™ a film directed and produced by John Beattie. The premiere will take place on Saturday, July 13th at 7PM at the Long Beach Public Library in Long Beach, NY. After suffering a debilitating stroke in 2007, John Beattie made a strong recovery but was left unable to continue his lifelong love of surfing. Through film, John has been able to reconnect with his passion. â€˜A Hundred Miles to the Endâ€™ follows John from Long Beach to Montauk as he rediscovers surfing, as it exists today, in the different surfing communities throughout Long Island, NY. More »

Tomorrow night a friend of mine is hosting a very great fundraiser to raise funds for Hurricane Sandy victims. The event doesn’t have much to do with surfing but as you all should know we’re based out of Long Island and a lot of our friends and loved ones were effected by the storm this past October. The fundraiser will take place at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens and along with great drink specials there will be a silent art auction, great raffles and more. The best part, a good amount of the proceeds will be donated to a handful of local charities. More »

This weekend SMASH Productions is hosting the New York Premier of Nathan Oldfield’sÂ The Heart & Sea at Anthonology Film Archives in NYC. SMASH always puts on excellent events and this one should be no different. If you’re in the NY area and want to attend the event keep reading for all the details. More »

September in New York is, was, and forever will be my favorite month of the year. Warm water, amazing weather, and usually great waves. Last year Hurricane Katia provided the East Coast, and more importantly, the Quiksilver Pro New York, with a ton of great waves. This year’s wave maker was Hurricane Leslie and she did a fantastic job at delivering the goods. Leslie sent swell from Puerto Rico to theÂ Canadian Maritimes and everywhere in between. Lucky for us here in New York we had a week or so worth of waves with a few days of offshore winds making for some great conditions. Picking and choosing my days to not go into work I was able to score a handful of good sessions and take some photos. More »

Quiksilver’s new surf film, No Agenda, which “features everyone” is making it’s New YorkÂ premiereÂ tonight at the Quiksilver store in Oceanside. On hand for the premiere will be New York’s own Balaram Stack and HawaiianÂ Reef McIntosh.Â The event is free, which is rad, and it should be a good time. Details below. More »

The first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere also signifies International Surfing Day (ISD). Founded eight years ago by the Surfrider Foundation, ISD has become a global celebration of the sport and culture of surfing. More »

Unsound Surf Shop in Long Beach is hosting their 3rd annual art show and auction this weekend. The show will feature art and photography from creative minds from all over the globe. Along with the art there will also be a silent auction, live music, food, and drinks. All proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Boarding For Breast Cancer and the Tommy Brull Foundation. More »

Most all surf videos you see on the internet these days are uploaded to either YouTube or Vimeo. Vimeo has taken their videos to the next level by creating the Vimeo Festival + Awards. An annual event that started in 2010, it is a multi-day event here in New York city with workshops, talks, screenings, and you guessed it, awards. This year Vimeo has added Action Sports to the list of categories and in the pool of nominees are two really cool surf videos. More »